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David Klinghoffer

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April 24, 2019

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Human Exceptionalism
Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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Egnor: A Couple of Problems with Ape “Spirituality”

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April 24, 2019

Human Exceptionalism, Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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The wish to demote, punish, and degrade ourselves this way, a neurosis special to our modern culture, is itself, ironically, a tribute to human exceptionalism. Read More ›

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Michael Egnor

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April 23, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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How Did Religion “Evolve”?

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April 23, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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It’s telling that one kind of evolution always seems to be missing from these “theories” about the evolutionary origins of religion. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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April 18, 2019

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Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
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Richards: False Prophecies of a Robotic Future Are Based on a False Darwinian Premise

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April 18, 2019

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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The rejoinder to this way of thinking, which Jay Richards expresses with wonderful concision, is that humans possess a unique capacity forever setting us apart from machines. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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April 11, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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MIT’s Rizwan Virk on Simulation Theory, AKA Intelligent Design

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April 11, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Egnor: “If we are living in a computer simulation, we couldn’t think to ask the question.” Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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April 6, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, action potentials, alien hand syndrome, appetite, Bradley Center, brain, Eric Metaxas, free will, health, intellect, materialism, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, patients, physical processes, Socrates in the City, Stephen Meyer, volition, will}

Dr. Egnor on Free Will and the “Alien Hand”

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April 6, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind

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A reader asked whether this disproves the unity and freedom of the will. It appears that the patient wills two things simultaneously: getting dressed and getting undressed. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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March 28, 2019

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Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, Center for Science and Culture, computers, creativity, Darwinian evolution, Great Minds with Michael Medved, Mind Matters, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, Walter Bradley Center}

Great Minds: How Darwinism and AI Are Oversold, Often at the Same Time

_{David Klinghoffer
March 28, 2019

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind

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The Center for Science & Culture and the Bradley Center for Natural & Artificial Intelligence share more than the commonality of being sponsored by Discovery Institute. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
March 22, 2019

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Ethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Technology
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, __cedited, algorithms, artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence, Baylor University, Christianity, computers, humans, Robert J. Marks II, Tower of Babel, Walter Bradley Center}

Lennox, Marks: Uploading the Mind Would Mean Eternal Death

_{David Klinghoffer
March 22, 2019

Ethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology

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Dreams of god-like immortality achieved through uploading the mind have a serious drawback, one among others. A computer operates algorithmically, strictly so, whereas the mind does not. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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March 20, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Egnor Considers the Confession of a Panpsychist

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March 20, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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Durham University philosopher Philip Goff poses the question, “Could Electrons Be Conscious?” Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

Date
March 12, 2019

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Linguistics
Neuroscience & Mind
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, __cedited, abstract thought, animals, apes, Aristotle, Christianity, communication, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, dog, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Jerry Coyne, Michael Behe, Michael Egnor, mind, Mind Matters, neuroscience, physiology, signs, soul, speech}

Why Animals Don’t Speak

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March 12, 2019

Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind

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If what separates us from other animals were material in nature, material alone, then perhaps we could look to a material process for an explanation. Read More ›

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David Klinghoffer

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March 12, 2019

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Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
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Scientists Probe Stupidity; What Would We Do Without Scientists?

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March 12, 2019

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy

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In their own scientific research, psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger have offered the Dunning-Kruger effect. Read More ›